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New Mexico

Wild horse adoption event in Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, TX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Ft. Worth, Texas, Sept. 9-10.

New Mexico

Area youth to compete in the Wild Horse Youth Challenge at Kansas State Fair

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will co-host the Wild Horse Youth Challenge along with the Kansas State Fair and the Wild Horse Youth Challenge Board and volunt

Southeastern States DO

BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro Event in Port Allen, Louisiana

FLOWOOD, Miss.— The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event September 9-10, 2022, offering approximately 70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM to release Triple B Complex fertility control treated wild horses

ELY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management Elko District, Wells Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office on Aug.

Idaho

Upcoming wild horse adoption events to be held in Boise and Blackfoot

BOISE, Idaho — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting wild horse adoption events in Boise and Blackfoot in August and September.

Battle Mountain DO

Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on the Roberts Mountain Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather Plan Environmental Assessment

Battle Mountain, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Mount Lewis Field Office is announcing the availability of a Preliminary Environmental Assessmen

Utah

BLM to begin Frisco Herd Management Area wild horse gather

CEDAR CITY, Utah —The Bureau of Land Management Cedar City Field Office will begin gather operations to remove approximately 100 excess wild horses from within and outside of the F

California Desert DO, Needles FO

BLM begins emergency wild burro gather at Piute Mountain Herd Area

Utah

BLM releases decision to control population growth and gather excess Wild Horses in the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area

SALT LAKE CITY —The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office issued a decision today to approve the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area Population Control Plan.

Northeastern States DO

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in West Bend, Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis.

California, Northern California DO

Correction: Capture and removal numbers for Twin Peaks WHB gather

Wyoming

BLM hosts five wild horse adoptions in September

The Bureau of Land Management will hold five wild horse and burro adoption events in September. The Sept. 2 adoption event at the Wheatland Off Range Corral has been canceled.

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM offers $5,000 reward for information on five wild horse shootings

The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for shooting and mortally wounding f

Oregon-Washington, Burns DO

BLM Plans South Steens Wild Horse Gather

HINES, Ore. – Today the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to gather wild horses within and immediately adjacent to the Souths Steens Herd Management Area.

California, California Desert DO

BLM completes wild horse, burro gather in Twin Peaks Herd Management Area

National Office

The BLM and USFS to three fill vacancies on National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are seeking nominations to fill three positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2022 Blue Wing Complex Wild Horse and Burro Gather

Lovelock, Nev. – The Humboldt River Field Office concluded the FY2022 Blue Wing Complex wild horse and burro gather near Lovelock, Nevada, on August 12, 2022.

Nevada

The Black Rock Field Office to release Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area Wild Horses treated with Fertility Control

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Black Rock Field Office concluded the Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area wild horse gather near Gerlach, Nev. on July 9, 2022. 

National Office

BLM announces new opportunity for partnerships to support management of wild horses and burros

The Bureau of Land Management is announcing new grants available to public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros.

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming holds successful wild horse and burro adoption at Lion’s Park

Fifteen wild horses and two burros were adopted on Saturday during the Bureau of Land Management’s and Mantle Adoption and Training Facility’s adoption event.

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO, Socorro FO

BLM issues draft environmental assessment on wild horse gather

SOCORRO, N.M.

Eastern States

BLM to host adoption and sales event in Doswell, VA

FALLS CHURCH, Va.— The Bureau of Land Management will host an adoption and sales placement event August 12-13, 2022, offering approximately 70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at Mea